Got Sex?

Monthly on Thursday evenings

Location:Memorial Gym, Room 109

SPRING 2015
January 29: "Let's Talk About IT"
This month's program will feature discussion with examples of how to talk about sex, how to ask questions about STDs, how to find out what your limits, and more!

February 26: "Fetishes: What Gets You Going?"Foot worship, adult babies, leather, domination? What gets you going? This month we will discuss the many different sexual interests that get all kinds of people hot and bothered.

March 26: "Date Night: Let's Talk to Real Couples!"Join us as we talk to real couples about what romance is like on the 5th, 25th, and 50th date! How do couples keep things interesting? What does a healthy fight look like? And more!

April 23: "Let's Talk Toys!"
Toys to enjoy with others and toys to enjoy on your own! Join us as we welcome staff from Moscow's only adult entertainment and souvenir shop, Eclectica. They'll bring sex toys from the store for a fun and informative show and tell.

What?

Why?

To create and support open and respectful interpersonal dialogues on touchy topics in a space where everyone can feel safe to ask questions and speak their mind.

To join in exploration and myth-busting of what constitutes “normal,” and discover ways to do this comfortably, productively, and effectively.

To allow for provocative, mind-opening, inclusive conversation about our sexual and reproductive health.

Who?

The campus community—but especially students—of all genders are welcome! Women and men need to engage in open, honest discussion with each other, their partners, and their health care providers about their reproductive systems and sexual health in order to challenge myths, get accurate information, and make healthy choices for themselves and their bodies. Got Sex? aims to provide a safe and comfortable venue where we can share medically-accurate and non-judgmental information and start a series of conversations to improve our sexual care and health.

Learning Outcomes

After attending Got Sex?, participants will be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the diversity of sexual health “norms,” both physiological and social; understand that “normal” is unique to each person.

Develop the personal security, courage, and skills needed to challenge social taboos about sexuality-related issues for personal health and well-being.

Ground Rules

In order to provide a safe, positive, and productive environment for all participants to share their thoughts, we provide the following ground rules to all attendees at the beginning of the program:

What is shared in this room, stays in this room. Please be conscious that this is a safe space to share sometimes personal issues, and that outside this room may not always be safe. Please respect and keep the things others share confidential.

Please be aware that when you are sharing, others are not. We welcome everyone to share their thoughts, concerns, and questions, but please allow others an equal opportunity to speak and share their perspective.

To keep this a safe space for all, please refrain from passing judgment on others with your comments.

Please try to use ‘I’ statements and speak directly from your own experiences. Be conscious not to speak on behalf of others who are or are not present.

Assault Awareness

Sexual assault and relationship violence victims and survivors can have a different experience as it relates to the topics we discuss. Since nationally, 1 out of every 4 women on a college campus will be or has been sexually assaulted, some participants may not relate to the conversation the ways others will. This is normal, as everyone has different ways they react to and heal from sexual assault and relationship violence—no one way is “right.” A trained advocate is present at each session to guide the discussion to include the voices and experiences of those who have suffered sexual abuse and assault.